Table 2 Daily micronutrient intake in vegetarian (V) and non-vegetarian (NV) elderly males (m) and females (f) (mean ± SD)

Calcium (mg)

m

1096 ± 371

969 ± 399

800-1000

f

894 ± 306

858 ± 265

800-1000

Iron (mg)

m

15.7 ± 3.4†

13.2 ± 1.5†

9

f

12.5 ± 5.6†

12.8 ± 3.0†

8

Zinc (mg)

m

13.3 ± 3.8

11.9 ± 1.8†

10

f

13.0 ± 8.3

12.0 ± 4.3†

9

Sodium (mg)

m

4083 ± 1231

4911 ± 831†

575-3500

f

2861 ± 907*

4944 ± 971†

575-3500

Potassium (mg)

m

3976 ± 794*,†

3127 ± 395

1600-3100

f

3217 ± 963

3203 ± 580

1600-3100

Phosphorus (mg)

m

1672 ± 429†

1395 ± 443

1000

f

1396 ± 658†

1322 ± 307†

1000

Magnesium (mg)

m

388 ± 129*

248 ± 46†

325

f

340 ± 190*

252 ± 74

275

Vit A (mg)

m

0.70 ± 0.21*

1.13 ± 0.10†

0.7

f

0.55 ± 0.21*

1.06 ± 0.21†

0.6

Beta-carotene (mg)

m

1.30 ± 0.92

1.07 ± 0.49

-

f

1.01 ± 0.41

1.04 ± 0.42

-

Vit B1 (mg)

m

1.60 ± 0.61*,†

0.99 ± 0.16

1

f

1.41 ± 1.22

1.08 ± 0.45

1

Vit B2 (mg)

m

1.82 ± 0.41*

1.20 ± 0.20†

1.5

f

1.51 ± 0.62

1.24 ± 0.36

1.3

Vit B6 (mg)

m

1.50 ± 0.42†

1.56 ± 0.18†

1.1

f

1.21 ± 0.42*,†

1.47 ± 0.26†

1.0

Vit D (μg)

m

0.31 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.05

-

f

0.11 ± 0.02*

0.23 ± 0.08

-

Vit C (mg)

m

162 ± 47*,†

96 ± 35

70

f

149 ± 82†

123 ± 46†

70